trencher
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More soup gets served, Sister’s Stew, “in a trencher hollowed out of a stale loaf.”
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2017
In this opener, we're treated to a look at traditional British loaves, from the humble white bloomer to the relatively lavish lamb-leg trencher.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2013
The meals alone involved prodigious waste: one massive, carved, 14-foot-long wooden trencher held 120 gallons of fish stew.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lord tore off another chunk of bread to swipe out his trencher.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
“Excellent. Next, I’ll be eating with a trencher and throwing bones to the dogs over my shoulder.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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